Australia beat Syria 1-0 to qualify for the Asian Cup final 16 as they maintained their excellent document in Group B on Thursday.
Midfielder Jackson Irvine got here to the rescue as soon as once more together with his second objective of the match.
After a goalless first half, Irvine as soon as once more gave Australia the lead, having scored the opening objective of their 2-0 win over India of their first group sport.
The victory moved 2015 champions Australia to 6 factors whereas Syria are third with one level from two video games.
Uzbekistan are second with 4 factors after they thumped India 3-0 on the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.
Syria face India of their remaining group match on Tuesday whereas Australia play Uzbekistan, who prolonged their unbeaten document over India to seven video games – their fifth in a row in opposition to the South Asian aspect.
Goals from Abbosbek Fayzullaev and Igor Sergeyev gave Uzbekistan a 2-0 lead inside 18 minutes as they capitalised on India’s sloppy defending.
Sherzod Nasrullaev added a 3rd in first-half added time when he tapped in from his personal rebound off the submit to place the sport out of attain.
